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penny-wise

/ˈpen.i.waɪz/

翻译: 形容一个人在细小的事情上精打细算、过度节俭,常因此忽略更大的财务利益或格局。

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词语关系

adjective

/ˈpen.i.waɪz/C1formal
  • zh形容一个人在细小的事情上精打细算、过度节俭,常因此忽略更大的财务利益或格局。

Describes someone who is careful with small amounts of money, often at the expense of larger financial considerations.

  1. Thrifty in small matters onlyC1formal

    Careful and economical with small amounts of money, but often wasteful or careless with larger sums.

    zh小事精明

    • He is penny-wise, always clipping coupons, but he bought an unnecessarily expensive car.
    • Being penny-wise and pound-foolish is a common financial mistake.
    • She saved a few dollars on groceries but wasted hundreds on a faulty appliance.

    反义词extravagantprodigalspendthriftwasteful

词形
  • more penny-wise comparative form
  • most penny-wise superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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